Shaykh Farid Dingle

April 22, 2021 1 min

Owning or gifting books on other religions

Question: Is it sinful to have textbooks on other religions or to give them to others? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Having books of other religions would only be sinful if there was a very high chance of reading them, leading to disbelief. Most […]
April 21, 2021 2 mins

The Ideal Prayer on the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)

  Question: What is the ideal prayer on the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the prayer in the Shafi’i school? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. The ideal prayer on the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the prayer in […]
April 21, 2021 3 mins

Is It Permissible to Look at Women Who Don’t Wear Hijab?

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question Is it halal to look at women who don’t cover their hair? Answer Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. First of all, looking at any one of the opposite sex with lust, whether or not they are wearing a hijab, is forbidden. If one saw a woman, […]
April 21, 2021 3 mins

Is Faith Created

Question: Is Iman something that Allah created, or has it always existed? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. This is a non-fundamental discussion and not something that defines whether or not someone is a Muslim. The position of the Maturidis is that Allah has eight […]
April 20, 2021 7 mins

Marrying a Virgin

Question: What is the hadith about marrying a virgin, and what does it mean? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Context When reading a Hadith, it is essential to read it in the light of the Qur’an and Sunna as a whole. The overall message […]
April 20, 2021 1 min

Reciting the Fatiha behind the Imam

Question: Does the follower have to recite the Fatiha after the Imam recites it? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Yes, even if the imam recites the Fatiha aloud, the follower must still recite the Fatiha at some point before he goes into the bowing […]
April 13, 2021 2 mins

Spouse no longers want sexual relations

Question: If one has become old and does not value sexual relations with one’s spouse anymore, is that a valid excuse? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. People vary in their sexual needs. But at the end of the day, as long as there is […]
April 13, 2021 1 min

Prayers not accepted for drug abuse

Question: If someone takes drugs for medical reasons, will their prayers not be accepted? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. The prayer of someone who drinks alcohol is not accepted for forty days only if they did so sinfully and then didn’t repent. If they […]
April 5, 2021 1 min

“Purchasing idle talk”

Question: Who does verse 31: 6 refer to when it refers to those who “purchase idle talk”? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. The verse ‘And of men are those who purchase idle talk to mislead [others] from the way of Allah without the knowledge […]
April 4, 2021 1 min

Repenting from Phone Sex

Question: Is phone sex a sin? How can one repent from it? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Yes, phone sex with someone to whom one is not married is a sin, but there is no expiation for it. One stops doing it, regrets having […]
April 4, 2021 3 mins

Intimate relations in presence of infants

  Question: When does it become sinful to have intimate relations in the presence of infants? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Short answer: One should not have sexual relations in a room with an awake child in it, no matter what age. Fuller answer: […]
April 3, 2021 1 min

Filth that is excused

  Question: In the Shafi’i school, is there any amount of filth that is by default overlooked in prayer? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. No, in the Shafi’i school, no filth amount is by default overlooked in an absolute sense. We do not say […]
April 1, 2021 1 min

Films with Religious Content

Question: Is it permissible to make films with religious content? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Generally speaking, it is permissible to make films with religious content. The caveat being that no sexual images are used and that the benefit of the content outweighs any […]
March 31, 2021 1 min

Teaching without knowledge

Question: Is it sinful to teach what one has not specifically studied with a teacher? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. If one is teaching something very general and one is certain that what one is saying is accurate and well-known, it is okay to […]
March 30, 2021 2 mins

How Do I Repent after Having Played Pirated Games?

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question If I have used pirated games in the past, how do I pay the company back? Answer Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Pirating games and using pirated games are forbidden. Please see: Is It Permissible to Use Pirated Software If You Are Poor? When it comes […]
March 28, 2021 5 mins

What Constitutes Disobeying One’s Parents (’Uquq al-Walidayn)?

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question What constitutes disobeying one’s parents (‘uquq al-walidayn)? Does one have to literally do everything they tell one to do? Answer Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told us that if we do not thank others for what they have […]
March 17, 2021 2 mins

Is Possession of an Item Transferred Verbally?

Question: How is a gift actually enacted? Can one just say or write down that one will give someone something, and then it automatically becomes theirs? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. A gift is only binding when one physically or legally makes the transfer: […]
March 17, 2021 2 mins

How Can We Explain Certain Hadiths That Go Against the Most Basic Points of Fait...

Question: How can we explain certain hadiths that go against the most basic points of faith? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Whenever we read a hadith that is confusing, we should first ask if the hadith has been translated properly and whether or not […]
March 13, 2021 2 mins

Are All the Commands in the Qur’an To Be Understood Literally As Obligations?

Question: Are all the commands in the Qur’an literally to be understood as obligations? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. The default assumption when reading the Qur’an and Sunna is that a command entails that we are obliged to comply with the command, that we […]
March 5, 2021 2 mins

What Are the Differences Between Men and Women in Prayer? (Shafi‘i)

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle  Question Are there any authentic hadiths that say that a woman, unlike a man, should pray with her feet together and her body as close together as possible? Answer Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. No, there are no authentic hadiths to my knowledge that say that a […]
March 5, 2021 1 min

If the Imam Makes a Small Mistake, Must One Correct Him?

Question: If the imam makes a small mistake such as saying the takbir after moving into the bowing position, must one correct him? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. The takbir that is said while moving from position to position in prayer is a recommended […]
March 5, 2021 2 mins

What Have Sunni Authorities Said About Averroes as a Theologian and Jurist?

Question: What have Sunni authorities said about Averroes as a theologian and jurist? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Averroes (Ibn Rushd, d. 595 AH) was not just a great, but rather a phenomenal Muslim scholar who excelled greatly in the fields of Islamic jurisprudence, […]
March 5, 2021 1 min

Is It Okay to Wrong Others or Take Their Rights if One Has a Good Intention?

Question: Is it okay to wrong others or take their rights if one has a good intention? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. The Prophetic principle “Actions are judged by intentions.” [Bukhari and Muslim] assumes that the actions are permissible to begin with. It is […]
March 3, 2021 2 mins

What Happens if Someone Dies With Debt?

Question: Is it true that if one dies in debt, one will not be forgiven until one’s debts are paid off? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Paying off debts is something extremely important in Islam. The financial rights of other people are given great […]
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